The upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend is going to be different for most of us this year. Many cities still not open for public events, and visiting with family and friends is still curtailed. However, we can still celebrate the memory of those who gave all serving our country, and enjoy tasty memorial day foods- […]

Vegans refer to the Chocolate Depression Cake, a cake whose origins date to the Great Depression in the ’30s as the accidentally vegan cake. Recipes for this cake, which is made without eggs, butter, or milk are found everywhere. You’ll see it labeled the Craters of The Moon Cake, Crazy Cake, Wacky Cake, WW11 and […]

Short on cornmeal? Grinding up leftover popping corn is an easy, no food waste way to create coarse grind cornmeal that works great! I thought this was an excellent way to ease into the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. I had a taste for corn, specifically polenta a few days ago. I’d made some recently […]

Passover and Easter will be celebrated a lot differently this year. Because we have been asked to stay home to stop the spread of the highly contagious coronavirus rather than gathering for religious services, many of us will be attending services through an online platform. Instead of gathering together around the table for Seder […]

It can be difficult to find truly indulgent vegan desserts—especially chocolate. But for the first time, chocolate cakes, brownies, truffles, puddings, ice creams, and more are within reach: dairy-free, organic, fair-trade, and sublime.

I’ll be returning to Rancho La Puerta the week of June 27, 2020 I will be offering three hands-on culinary experiences, 3.5 hours each, during which you will enjoy preparing the dessert recipes along with your fellow[...]